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Final Exam for 8G
8th grade history second semester last 4 or 5 chapters
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History
8th Grade
06/06/2010

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abolitionists
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people who did not approve of slavery
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alamo
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fort where there was a 13 day siege, and when asked to surrender the general william travis answered with a cannon shot
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american party
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known as the know nothing party who feared the number of immigrants in america
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anaconda plan
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developed by generald winfield scott designed to smother southern economy
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appomattox court house
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place of formal surrender for the civil war
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arlington national cemetery
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Robert E Lees plantaion and home, used as a cemetery
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battle at antietam
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bloodiest battle in america. copy of the confederate battle plan was left behind, and Lee leading confederate retreat to Virgina
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battle at fredericksburg
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General Burnside lost to Robert E lee, where confederated had dug trenches, Union lost badly and shouldn't have fought
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battle at gettysburg
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Robert E Lee went to pennsylvania for shoes, and Union fought them there for 3 days. Lee tried to break union line but lost costly.
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battle at petersburg
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Gratn fought Lee, but could not budge for ten months. Lee retreated and Grant followed him, and then the formal surrendered happened
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battle at vicksburg
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Grant surrounded Vicksburg, nothing going in or out, and the fort ran out of supplies. Anaconda plan had worked
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battle of shiloh
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shiloh church, confederat albert johnson attacked grant while grant waited for reinforcements,confederate retreat after union got reinforcements
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battles of bull run
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confederate victory where lincoln underestimated the confederates, and called for 500,000 volunteers for 3 years of fighting
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bear flag revolt
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rebelled against mexican rule with a flag with grizzly bear and the Republic of California a free and independent nation
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civil right act of 1866
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all people born in the US were to be American Citizens. All entitled to equal rights.
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compromise of 1850
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Henry Clay: CA is free; no slave trade in the Capitol; congress doesn't pass laws on slavery from mexican cession; strong fugitive plan
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compromise of 1877
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Hayes become president,no federal troups in south, rebuild railroads, funds to improve south, democrat in hayes cabinet
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confederate states
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south carolinea, mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, texas, virginia, north carolina, tennessee, arkansas
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constitutional union party
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goal to preserve the union
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contract system
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former slaves went back to their plantations to work as wage earaners, however many were cheated and abused
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copperheads
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people who opposed american civil war
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fort sumter
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started civil war, lincoln sent supplies to fort sumter, and confederates attacked.
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freedmans bureau
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place to assist former slaves
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greenbacks
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start of paper money, used as currency
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Lincln Douglas Debate
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debate to get the senate seat,on the matter of slavery
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Mexican Cession
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with the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo got the territory of california, new mexico, nevada, utah and portions of other states
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Missouri Compromise
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line at missouri for slavery below it and free above it
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San Jacinto
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where santa anna lost, and ana signed a treaty
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tenure of office act
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prohibits president from firing anyone without congressional approval
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uncle toms cabin
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an antislavery novel
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us vs cruickshank
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court decides only states had right to punish individuals who violates civil laws
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us vs reese
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15th amendment does not give the right for everyone to vote, but the conditions under which it could not be denied
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wilmont proviso
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no slavery in and land taken from mexico
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13th amendment
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abolition of slavery
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14th amendment
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all people born in the US were citizens and entitled to same right and equal protection
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15th amendment
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under which the votes of all people can be denied
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william ashley
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made a rendezvous system for fur trappers
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robert anderson
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in control at fort sumter
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pierre beauregard
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confederate genereal at the battle of bull run
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